2025 WTS Committee Roster

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Awards and Scholarship Committee

Dr. Fatima Wilder (Co-Chair)
Dr. Smita Sihag (Co-Chair)
Dr. Daniela Molena
Dr. Mara Antonoff
Dr. Jenalee Coster
Dr. Kendall Lawrence
Dr. Rachel Lee
Dr. Talia Meidan
Dr. Phoebe Miller
Dr. Tamar Nobel

Communications Committee

Dr. Susana Fortich (Co-Chair)
Dr. Busra Cangut (Co-Chair)
Dr. Monisha Sudarshan
Dr. Erin Gillespie
Dr. Christina Glenn
Dr. Sanj Ramdeen
Dr. Nicole Geissen
Dr. Mara Antonoff
Dr. Debolina Banerjee
Dr. Emily June Zolfaghari
Dr. Deniz Piyadeoglu
Dr. Shanique Ries
Dr. Kirsten Freeman

Corporate Sponsorship Committee

Dr. Virginia Litle (Co-Chair)
Dr. Lauren Barron (Co-Chair)
Dr. Lisa Brown (Co-Chair)
Dr. Mara Antonoff
Dr. Crystal Zhang
Dr. Kortney Robinson
Dr. DuyKhanh Ceppa
Dr. Lana Schumacher

International Affairs Committee

Dr. Madhuri Rao (Co-Chair)
Dr. Ran Zhong (Co-Chair)
Dr. Mara Antonoff
Dr. Afsheen Nasir

Membership Committee

Dr. Alexis Chidi (Co-Chair)
Dr. Stephanie Worrell (Co-Chair)
Dr. Christina Alvarado
Dr. DuyKhanh Ceppa
Dr. Paula Ugalde
Dr. Lindsay Nitsche
Dr. Nicole Geissen
Dr. Mara Antonoff

Mentorship Committee

Dr. Alicia Bonanno (Co-Chair)
Dr. Tessa Watt (Co-Chair)
Dr. Leah Backhus
Dr. J’undra Pegues
Dr. Marisa Sewell
Dr. Linda Martin
Dr. Sheel Patel-Polk
Dr. Daniela Molena
Dr. Mara Antonoff
Dr. Nassrene Elmadhun

Program Committee

Dr. Stephanie Chang (Co-Chair)
Dr. Amy Fiedler (Co-Chair)
Dr. Mara Antonoff
Dr. Tara Karamlou
Dr. Elizabeth Norton
Dr. Jenalee Coster
Dr. Lauren Barron
Dr. Christina Glenn
Dr. Gavitt Woodard
Dr. Kelly Fairbairn
Dr. Allison Weiderhold

Research Committee

Dr. Mara Antonoff (Co-Chair)
Dr. Stephanie Worrell (Co-Chair)
Dr. Ammara Watkins
Dr. Busra Cangut
Dr. Laura DiChiacchio
Dr. Marianna Papageorge
Dr. Rebekah Boyd
Dr. Nicole Lin
Dr. Sara Sakowitz
Dr. Madigan Stanley
Dr. Nimrat Grewal
Dr. Rajika Jindani
Dr. Kaitlin Bevers
Dr. Mariya Leonidovna Samoylova
Dr. Tanisha Rajah

Task Force for Private/Community Practice

Dr. Jane Schwabe (Co-Chair)
Dr. Alexandra Kharazi (Co-Chair)
Dr. Christina Glenn